Dear Families,

This week began with us waving off the year 6’s on their school journey to Liddington and what a brilliant few days they had! So many children tried out new things, from abseiling to archery, giant swings to rafting; there really was never a dull moment. The children showed so many of the St John the Baptist values: most of all they were collaborative, independent and resilient and they should be very proud of themselves. The PGL staff led the activities with skill and the school staff who accompanied the children had a really fun time despite the challenge of getting so many ten and eleven year olds to bed! Many memories were made, and lessons learnt, including how challenging it can be to pack away a sleeping bag. There are many lovely photos on Instagram of our children having so much fun!

Easter is this weekend and it was lovely to see so many excited faces when Easter Bunny made an early visit to us at school, and left us a chocolately surprise! It is a very special time for many religions in the coming weeks and we will all be thinking about caring for one another and kindness in many different ways.

As we approach the end of term I would like to wish you all a very happy holiday break, Happy Easter to all and for those of you who will be celebrating the end of Ramadan, a very happy Eid.

Have a wonderful and restful break and I look forward to seeing you all back after the holiday. We restart for all children on Monday 15th April.

Have a wonderful break.

Best wishes, Toni Mason

Swimming

We are so impressed with the progress our children make at their swimming lessons each term. It is a vital life skill and our children are doing so well.

This year, the schedule was as follows.

• Autumn 1 2023: Year 6
• Autumn 2 2023: Year 5
• Spring 1 2024: Year 4
• Spring 2 2024: Year 2
• Summer 1 2024: Year 1
• Summer 2 2024: Year 3 and Reception

We can’t wait to see how Year 1, Year 3 and Reception get on in the summer term.

Easter Raffle

Thanks to great donations we had some great prizes. We had 15 prizes in all and all winners have been called and have collected their prizes. There were some very excited children!

Guess the number of eggs competition

Three winners who had the closest guesses in the jars.  The tall jar had 442 eggs, the tall flip-top jar had 252 eggs and the round short jar held 198 eggs. Congratulations to Amare in Year 2, to Eren, Helen and Isaiah (family guess) and Romana in Year 6. Great guesses!

Apply now for Nursery Places

Applications are being considered for admittance to our 2 year old and 3 year old Nursery.

Your child is eligible to start in the term following their 2nd or 3rd birthday.

In some circumstances they may be able to start on their birthday so please enquire so we can help you with the options!

You may be eligible for help with additional hours and fees. Please see the office for more information!

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